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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk away from each other at a G20 summit in Japan, 2019.

US President Donald Trump sits behind a desk in the Oval Office signing executive orders.

"They will use all resources to cushion the blow — such as stabilising the stock market and controlling the media narrative. They will show statistics, like GDP numbers, to demonstrate that China can handle US pressure."

A man in a blue jacket with an American flag on the shoulder looks at a screen in a room with monitors showing green text

"China is also trying to stimulate domestic consumption and reach out to the EU and East Asian countries to increase exports in those markets,"
Professor Moshirian said.

"Many see this as a just cause to resist US pressure,"
she said.

A composite image of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Both are wearing a blue suit, blue tie and have a neutral facial expression.

"China will try to retaliate in a way that hurts the US economy generally, but Trump's electoral coalition specifically,"
he said.

Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece The Global Times' front page on the US tariffs.

"There will definitely be significant reshuffling of the global economy,"
Mr Sung said.

"China rewards its friends. Trump's America often shows no distinction between friend and foe,"
Mr Sung said.

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